In June 2018, there were 150 homes sold, with a median sale price of $305,500 - a 5.3% increase over the $290,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 287 homes sold in Charleston in June 2017.
The median sales tax in Charleston for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $1,430, approximately 0.5% of the median home sale price for June 2018.
The following table compares Charleston to other Charleston County cities with similar median sales prices in June 2018:
| City | June 2018 Home Sales | June 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | June 2018 Median Sales Price | June 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 115 | 227 | -49.3% | $490,000 | $430,000 | 14% |
| Laurel Park | 1 | 1 | 0% | $365,000 | $275,000 | 32.7% |
| Riverland Terrace | 2 | 1 | 100% | $327,500 | $325,000 | 0.8% |
| Whitehall Terrace | 1 | 0 | - | $325,000 | $0 | - |
| Seabrook Island | 13 | 22 | -40.9% | $317,000 | $492,500 | -35.6% |
| Charleston | 150 | 287 | -47.7% | $305,500 | $290,000 | 5.3% |
| Landsdowne | 1 | 1 | 0% | $300,000 | $372,500 | -19.5% |
| McClellanville | 2 | 1 | 100% | $291,750 | $700,000 | -58.3% |
| James Island | 7 | 25 | -72% | $260,000 | $325,000 | -20% |
| Hollywood | 6 | 6 | 0% | $257,500 | $435,000 | -40.8% |
| Long Branch Estates | 1 | 1 | 0% | $236,000 | $260,000 | -9.2% |
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